Crusaders can't overcome early mistakes in season finale

Benedictine cashes in on Evangel miscues

1:05 AM,
Nov. 17, 2013

Written by

Don Abernathy
FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

The first two minutes of Evangel University's season finale against No. 9 Benedictine College on Saturday couldn't have been much worse.

A blocked punt returned for a touchdown and an interception returned for a score by the Ravens put EU down two touchdowns before the Crusaders' defense ever stepped on the field.

While EU rallied and nearly erased the deficit, in the end the early mistakes proved too costly to overcome and the Crusaders lost to Benedictine, 38-24, in Heart of America Athletic Conference football at JFK Stadium. ...